What is it about inspirational quotes that makes us want to be better at who we are and what we do?
The answer can be found in these inspirational quotes shared from my friends and mentors.
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." David Brinkley
"Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us." -- Thomas L. Holdcroft
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Ward" -- American Poet
"To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often." Winston Churchill
"Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking." Antonio Machado
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory or defeat." Theodore Roosevelt -- 26th president of US
" If you judge people, you have no time to love them." Mother Teresa
"Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. "~ Elbert Hubbard
"There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. Your big opportunity may be right where you are now." - Napoleon Hill
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein
"One arrow is easily broken. A bundle of arrows cannot be broken." A Japanese proverb
"What ails the truth is that it is mainly uncomfortable and often dull........." HL Mencken. This is another quote shared by a surgeon.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.. This quote was shared by a surgeon on MLK Jr Day.
"Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. And you can change your life anytime if you aren't enjoying the dream. Dream masters create a masterpiece of life; they control the dream by making choices." This quote was shared by a surgeon.
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book. This quote was shared by a student in the process of preparing for her wedding.
"You're a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours. ~Author Unknown. This quote was shared by a nursing student.
“The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” --Jonas Salk, MD. This quote starts chapter 1 of Pocket Mentor, a surgery residency guide produced by the Association of Women Surgeons. The chapter is entitled, "Learning to be a surgeon."
“If all my powers and possessions were to be taken from me with one exception, I would choose the power of speech, for by it I could recover all else.” -- Nathaniel Webster . This quote starts a section entitled "Presentations," in the Pocket Mentor .
“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” -- Helen Keller. This quote starts a chapter entitled "Surgical hierarchies and getting your work done," in the Pocket Mentor .
“The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time.” -- Leo Kennedy . From the Pocket Mentor .
“Becoming ‘one of the guys’ is not necessarily an adequate, comfortable, or feasible way to win the game. . .Understanding the guys is what it takes to triumph in their world.” -- Pat Heim, PhD, Hardball for Women, Plume Books, 1993. This quote starts the chapter entitled, "Surgical Politics," in Pocket Mentor .
SHARE YOUR INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES BELOW.... AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY ARTICLES (ABOVE)
Inspirational quotes for premedical students, medical students, and residents
Comments